US4890840AExpiredUtilityPatentIndex 96
Wood-type golf club head for number one golf club
Est. expiryFeb 25, 2007(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:KOBAYASHI MASASHI
A63B 60/00A63B 53/04A63B 53/0408A63B 53/0416A63B 53/0433A63B 53/0462
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Abstract
A number one wood-type golf club head comprising a body made of wood. A sole plate is secured to the bottom surface of the wooden body, and at least one cavity is provided in the wooden body and having an opening at the bottom surface, to thereby allow the golf club head to be elongated; the body having a length between a front end and a rear end thereof, from the viewpoint of the swing of the golf club, of more than 83 millimeters. This provides for a greater moment of inertia to obtain a stable drive.
Claims
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1. A number one wood-type golf club i.e., a driver, which comprises: a club head made of persimmon and having a bottom surface and a sole plate secured to said bottom surface; said club head having a front surface to which a front plate is secured to constitute a face for hitting a golf ball and a length between said front plate and a rear end thereof, from the viewpoint of the swing of the golf club, of more than 83 millimeters; said club head having at least one cavity therein opening at the bottom surface thereof to be covered by said sole plate, said at least one cavity having a blind end with a semispherical shape; and whereby said golf club has an increased moment of inertia and an increase in the possibility of obtaining a square hit with said golf club.
2. A number one wood-type golf club i.e., a driver, which comprises: a club head made of persimmon and having a bottom surface and a sole plate secured to said bottom surface; said club head having a front surface to which a front plate is secured to constitute a face for hitting a golf ball and a length between said front plate and a rear end thereof, from the viewpoint of the swing of the golf club, of more than 83 millimeters; said club head having at least one cavity therein opening at the bottom surface thereof to be covered by said sole plate; said at least one cavity comprising two cavities extending perpendicular to the bottom surface and in alignment with each other in a vertical plane perpendicular to said front surface; and whereby said golf club has an increased moment of inertia and an increase in the possibility of obtaining a square hit with said golf club.
3. A number one wood-type golf club, i.e., a driver, which comprises: a club head made of persimmon and having a bottom surface and a sole plate secured to said bottom surface; said club head having a front surface to which a front plate is secured to constitute a face for hitting a golf ball and a length between said front plate and a rear end thereof, from the viewpoint of the swing of the golf club, of more 83 millimeters; said club head having at least one cavity therein opening at the bottom surface thereof to be covered by said sole plate; said at least one cavity comprising two cavities extending perpendicular to the bottom surface and in alignment with each other in a vertical plane perpendicular to said front surface; wherein said two cavities are located in such a manner that the center of gravity of said golf club head lies between said two cavities; and whereby said golf club has an increased moment of inertia and an increase in the possibility of obtaining a square hit with said golf club.Cited by (0)
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